A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.
John Rhys-Davies
as Narrator (voice)
Peter Jackson
as Self
Elijah Wood
as Self
Ian McKellen
as Self
Orlando Bloom
as Self
Sean Astin
as Self
Billy Boyd
as Self
Philippa Boyens
as Self
Winston Churchill
as Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
John Howe
as Self
Alan Lee
as Self
